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All body types belong in sport
As a wheelchair basketball coach, I am a strong proponent of the idea that all body types and bodyminds can engage in sports at all levels and should be given the means to do this safely and meaningfully. Physical exercise and movement is a human right. It belongs to all humans. The question should not…
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Coaching wheelchair basketball as an “able-bodied” person
I have coached wheelchair basketball for over eight years, I do this alongside another fantastic coach and some truly dedicated volunteers. Our players have different backgrounds, abilities and disabilities, ages and gender. It is one of my favourite parts of my working week and I don’t talk about if often enough. I wonder what puts…
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Why youth work gives me Autistic joy
As a Neurodivergent and Disabled youth worker I learn so much from the Disabled kids I work with. I realised I was Autistic after doing home visits and writing kids paperwork which could have come straight from my own childhood – the anxiety, the need for sensory input, the inability to be quiet or sit…